Jarreau, Louisiana: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia
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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Louisiana}}
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'''Jarreau''' (pronounced Jah Row) is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the 7th Ward of [[Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana|Pointe Coupee Parish]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States]]. Jarreau is located approximately 30 miles northwest of [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], and is a part of the [[Baton Rouge Metropolitanmetropolitan Areaarea]]. The community is located on the banks of [[False River (Louisiana)|False River]]. It is situated on the southern end of this [[ox-bow lake]], in an area known as "The Island". The community is served by [[Louisiana Highway 413]], known locally as Island Road. The Jarreau Post Office (ZIP code 70749) is located onat 5341 Boulevard D' Isle. Several local businesses (including Parrot's Bar and Horseshoe Auto Parts) were featured in scenes in the [[Billy Bob Thornton]] film "[[The Badge]]" (2002).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200205/ai_mark03041571 |work=Market Wire |title=Billy Bob Thornton Headlines STARZ! Pictures World Premiere Thriller 'The Badge' |year=2005 |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814085246/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pwwi/is_200205/ai_mark03041571 |archivedate=2014-08-14 |df= }}</ref> The area is also known for fishing and boating with the main publicly accessible boat launch on the southern end of [[False River (Louisiana)|False River]] (Jerry's Landing) being located here.
==History==
The community is named for Elie Jarreau, the community's first postmaster. The area's first post office was opened in July, 1912, and operated out of a general store owned by Mr. Jarreau. Elie Jarreau served as postmaster for the next 40 years.<ref>Lockhart, John M. "The Old Bridge Celebrates 75 Years of Road-Rail Service Today", ''[http://www.riversidereader.com The Riverside Reader] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121214003324/http://www.riversidereader.com/ |date=2012-12-14 }}'', August 17, 2015, p. 3</ref>
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[[File:Jarreau PO.jpg|thumb|none|Jarreau Postpost Officeoffice/general instore (1938|200px]])
File:Jarreau PO Entrance.jpg|Entrance to Jarreau post office/general store (1938)
File:Farm boy sitting on cartons in general store. Jarreau, Louisiana.jpg|Farm boy in the general store (1938)
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://zip-code-boundaries.com/index.html?zip=70749 Jarreau Boundary Map]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*[https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/70749/ Jarreau Boundary Map]
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[[Category:Baton Rouge metropolitan area]]